Fairview School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Sylva, North Carolina·28779
Score
52.0/100
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#84
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
#1
In Jackson County Public Schools
#1
In Sylva
Top 49%
In North Carolina

Score 52.0/100: better than 52% of North Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
51%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 44% of them
534 students tested
Math
60%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 57% of them
534 students tested
Science
69%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 56% of them
189 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading51.1534
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math59.6534
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science69.3189

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
781
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
781
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
100%
Typical K-8 school: 94%

District and location

City
Jackson County

Contact

Address
251 Big Orange Way
Sylva, NC 28779

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Fairview School at a glance

Fairview School is a public K-8 school in Sylva, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Jackson County Public Schools. It has about 781 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437). About 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 51% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 60% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 52.0 out of 100: better than 52% of them, ranking #84 of 174. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.